Senior SQL/R/SAS Programmer - Epidemiology/ Real-World Evidence
Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Sverige
- Permanent
- Heltid
- The incidence and prevalence of diseases and co-morbidities
- The identification and impact of risk factors on disease outcomes
- Burden of disease and identification of unmet needs
- Treatment patterns, drug utilization, medication adherence
- Comparative effectiveness
- Comparative safety
- Resource utilization
- Independently creates, executes, maintains, and validates programs that transfer data across multiple data management systems or operating systems, combines data from a variety of sources and structures, generates and stores summary data from a variety of sources, generates reports or combines multiple databases and validates programs that generate listings, tables and figures using SAS, R, or other programming language as appropriate. Works closely with the statistician in execution of complex statistical analyses.
- Implements cohort selection, variable derivation, data management, and analyses, producing results using SAS, R, or another of the programming languages specified above, with little or no supervision.
- Conducts validation and review of programs developed by other programmers in the team.
- Independently handles client communication around cohort selection and variable definitions. Acts as main point of contact on client calls and present findings when requested.
- Provides critical review of budgeted hours for Data Analysts for project planning purposes.
- Reviews and assists in the review of protocol or statistical analyses plan and table shells, as well as the planning of the programming phase of the study.
- Conducts all programming work per RWE Good Programming Practices and QA/QC practices.
- Manages assignments to meet timelines and deliver high quality work, being familiar with any relevant contractual obligations or limits.
- Increases knowledge base and professional skills in areas including programming, technology and techniques, clinical trials, and the pharmaceutical industry.
- Provides general infrastructure support to the department, including presenting/teaching at department meetings, assisting in establishing training materials, and contributing to other general department documents or policies. Contributes to a library of programming code (e.g. SAS Macros) to increase programming efficiency.
- Provides training and guidance to junior team members. May have supervisory responsibilities.
- Develops the ethics and data applications for Scandinavian registry data access
- MSc or PhD in Epidemiology, Health Economics, Biostatistics or related field
- PhD with at least 3 years of relevant work experience; MSc with at least 5 years of relevant work experience
- Senior level expert in quantitative methods in health economics, health services research, epidemiology or statistics with the focus on data analysis using observational retrospective data, claims data, registry data, or clinical trial data using SAS (e.g., SAS Base, SAS Stat, SAS Macro), R, SQL, Python, or other programming language(s)
- Experience using data from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, or the UK required
- Experience working with large databases such as claims, EMR, registry data, clinical trial datasets, or similar are essential.
- Good knowledge of scientific research methods and practical knowledge of research implementation.
- Good knowledge of fundamentals of health economics and epidemiology.
- Advanced knowledge of relevant methodology and statistics.
- Advanced knowledge of one or more of the key programming packages noted above (SAS Base or Enterprise Guide, SAS macro; R, SQL, Python, or PySpark) and Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook. Training will be provided for promising candidates without these additional experiences.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and document information effectively in written English, including the ability to produce reports, documents, emails and other written pieces which are well-organized, free from errors, and are appropriately adjusted to the characteristics and needs of the audience.
- Swedish language fluency considered an asset.
- Strong organizational, time-management, prioritization and decision-making skills necessary to evaluate, plan and accomplish multiple work goals in a timely fashion.
- Able to quickly learn and apply new information, skills and procedures.
- Proactive and positive approach to tasks and projects, as well as resilience when encountering process, project, budget or client changes that are inherent in the consulting environment.
- Solid communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to quickly develop and sustain positive rapport with internal and external contacts in person, over the phone and by email.
- Experience presenting ideas to individuals and groups in a formal presentation setting
- Able to analyze complex issues and evidence, identify cause-effect relationships, and generate effective solutions
- Delivers a positive internal/external client experience; listens and understand the client's needs, and provides solutions that meet or exceed client expectations
- Demonstrates sound professional judgment in analyzing, responding to, and resolving enquiries, issues and escalations.